Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié was a French painter and draftsperson (1735–1784). He was born at Paris.

Also recorded as Nicolas Bernard Lepeié; Nicolas Bernard Lepicie; Nicolas Bernard Lepicié; Nicolas Bernard Lepeie; Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie; Michel Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie.

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié in brief

Born
1735
Died
1784
Known for
painter and draftsperson
Place of birth
Paris
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Nicolas Bernard Lepeié, Nicolas Bernard Lepicie, Nicolas Bernard Lepicié, Nicolas Bernard Lepeie and Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie. His recorded language was French.

Formation and teaching

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

As a teacher, Nicolas Bernard Lépicié is recorded in connection with Jean-Frédéric Schall, Carle Vernet, Henri-Pierre Danloux, Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, Jean-Joseph Taillasson and Jean-Baptiste Regnault. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié received Prix de Rome. Work by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié is held by Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1721 to 1784.

Boy with a Drawing Book, dated 1772, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory 870. Portrait of a Girl, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 1981.278. Servant Girl Plucking a Chicken, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 65.2650. In the Courtyard of the Customs-House, dated 1775, held by Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, inventory 219 (1966.2). Woman Cooking, held by Phoenix Art Museum, inventory 1963.194. Farm, dated 1784, held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre, inventory INV 6209. Woman Reading, dated 1769, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1964.288. Portrait of a Man, dated 1755, held by Q2148186, inventory 54.170. The Dedication of Porcia, wife of Junius Brutus, dated 1777, held by Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, inventory P 489. Mother Feeding her Child, dated 1774, held by Frick Art & Historical Center, inventory 1972.7. The Astronomer, dated 1777, held by Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, inventory 2385. Self portrait, dated 1777, held by Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, inventory 2386. The Reading Lesson, dated 1777, held by Wallace Collection, inventory P466. Regulus retournant à Carthage by Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, dated 1779, held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre, inventory D.890.4.45. Porträtt av ung man, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 128/1969. An Old Beggar, dated 1777, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 61/2017. Allegory of the Peace, dated 1722, held by Führermuseum, inventory 3747. portrait of a reading woman, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 368/11. portrait of a boy, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 1519. Man Eating, held by Phoenix Art Museum, inventory 1963.195. An old man sitting in an interior, held by Schorr Collection. Portrait of a girl wearing a white chemise, a red ribbon in her hair, dated 1750. Conversion of St. Paul, dated 1767. Seated Woman in Profile, dated 1774, red and black chalk, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1975.1.655. Two Nude Male Figures, dated 18th century, charcoal, stumped, black chalk, heightened with white, on gray-green paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1981.15.4. Seated Male Nude Facing Right, dated mid-18th century, charcoal, stumped, black chalk heightened with white on gray-green paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 61.130.19. The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy; Saint Catherine Touched by Divine Love, dated ca. 1780, pen and black ink, gray wash, over black chalk underdrawing; framing lines in pen and brown ink, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.302.1. The Family of Saint John the Baptist, dated c. 1771, black and white chalk, with stumping, on blue laid paper, squared with black chalk, laid down on cream laid card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.792. Study of the Head and Hands of an Old Woman Looking Up, dated c. 1775, black chalk, with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on ivory laid paper, prepared with a blue ground, laid down on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.427. Aeneas at the Tomb of Anchises (recto); Aeneas at the Tome of Anchises (verso), dated n.d., pen and gray-brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite (recto), and black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3037. Breakfast, dated n.d., etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1974.63. School Mistress, dated c. 1740, engraving in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2010.63. La Ratisseuse (The Turnip Scraper), dated 1742, engraving and etching in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2010.64. Saint Peter and Saint John healing the lame at the temple gate. Etching by N.-D. de Beauvais and B. Lépicié, 1721, after Raphael., dated 1721, held by Wellcome Collection. Heads of figures in Raphael's cartoons for the Sistine Chapel tapestries. Engravings, 1722, after N. Dorigny, 1719, after Raphael., dated L'an 1722, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.

Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Führermuseum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Ingres Bourdelle: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musées Nationaux Récupération: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksmuseum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Mauritshuis: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Phoenix Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 90 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lépicié, Nicolas-Bernard, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Lépicié, Nicolas Bernard Michel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Lépicié, Bernard François, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Lépicié, (François-)Bernard, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Un portrait de David par Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié?, RACAR : Revue d'art canadienne, 2020.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Copies after Jusepe de Ribera — Internet Archive. Old Woman (1770) — Internet Archive. Woman Reading (1769) — Internet Archive. Two Nude Male Figures — Internet Archive. Farmyard — Internet Archive. The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy; Saint Catherine Touched by Divine Love (1780) — Internet Archive. Seated Male Nude Facing Right — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Jean-Frédéric Schall, Carle Vernet and Henri-Pierre Danloux are recorded as having studied under Nicolas Bernard Lépicié. the recorded working language is French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris.

Works named in the authority record are Boy with a Drawing Book.

Work by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Nationalmuseum.

Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.

Chronology

  1. 1735Nicolas Bernard Lépicié born at Paris.
  2. 1769Woman Reading digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1770Old Woman digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1772Boy with a Drawing Book (Rijksmuseum).
  5. 1775In the Courtyard of the Customs-House (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum).
  6. 1780The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy; Saint Catherine Touched by Divine Love digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1784Nicolas Bernard Lépicié died at Paris.
  8. 1784Farm (Department of Paintings of the Louvre).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lépicié, Nicolas Bernard Michel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Lépicié, Nicolas-Bernard, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 7 digitised items catalogued under Nicolas Bernard Lépicié as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Nicolas Bernard Lépicié.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Nicolas Bernard Lépicié.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (90 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Nicolas Bernard Lépicié.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2468565: Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Nicolas Bernard Lépicié”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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